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EDITOR’S WELCOME Warm greetings from Spielwarenmesse India! With the freshness and newness of spring season we bring to you the third volume of Kids India magazine. The two volumes of Kids India Magazine were applauded and greatly appreciated by the readers which encouraged us to do more and bring out extra issues in 2018. As we speak of changes, digitalization is one of the major change that we are embracing and hence toy expert Maria Costa provides information on how our industry can respond to the smartphone generation. Matthew Hudak of Euromoniter International is giving a precise prediction on a region wise growth of licensed toy. In this edition, Kids India 2018 and Spielwarenmesse ® 2019 are also excited to share with you their upcom- ing respective newness. I wish you a very happy read! Yours, Katharina Janotta Sure we are all awestruck with the virtual world but a traditional brick and mortar retail store will never lose its charm. Do not miss to read the best practices to boost this traditional retail experience! Responding Smartphone Generation 02 5 Business Boosting Strategies 04 Spielwarenmesse ® 2018 Review 06 Licensed Toy Growth 08 Kids India 2018 - What’s New! 10 Issued by/Publishing House: Spielwarenmesse India Pvt. Ltd. Crescent Building Level 2, Lado Sarai Mehrauli New Delhi 110030, India Tel.: +91 11 6696 1160 www.spielwarenmesse.in Editorial Team: Katharina Janotta Heena Jabeen Magazine Issue No.: 3 Pixabay.com CONTENT Place of print: New Delhi Printed by: Royal Press Date of print: 5 April 2018 Follow us on www.facebook.com/KidsIndiaFair/ Kids India Mag Issue III : April 2018 | Page 01